The most likely trade construction, if talks were to progress to the serious stage, would send Deng to the Wizards for the No. 3 pick and center Emeka Okafor, who would have to formally opt into his contract for next season ($14.5 million) this week for the trade to go through.

Yet it’s worth noting that Cleveland, sources say, has interest in Deng as well … and there will surely be other potential trade partners to surface if the Bulls decide they’re legitimately ready to part with Deng after years of flirting with the idea.

This would be a good a trade for both teams. The Wizards would get a productive veteran to complement their young core, and the Bulls would get a lottery pick that doesn’t add a hefty salary to their luxury-taxed roster going forward.

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if this deal gets done , chicago will regret it, they will be giving away their glue guy , and will not be getting that much of an upgrade since this is a pretty weak draft, so weak that not even the number one pick would be that much of a upgrade. but then again i think the bulls are overhyped so i would not mind them going through with it